Continuing Education

Updated: Monday, 12-May-2008 13:09:15 MDT

Continuing Education (Section VI:1 - AkLA Handbook)
Continuing Education Plan (Section VIII:2 - AkLA Handbook)
Current Opportunities
Other Continuing Education Resources

Have a hot tip on a continuing education opportunity? E-mail Freya Anderson: freya.anderson "at" alaska "dot" gov

Current Opportunities

May 23, 2008 Free Friday Forum: Quarterly OCLC Update
Online class; 10-11AM or 2-3PM; no charge; 1 hr. of CE credit

June 3rd - 5th, 2008 Cataloging Using the OCLC Connexion Client
Interface. Online class; 1-3PM each day; $125 fee; 3 hrs. of CE credit

June 10th - 11th, 2008 Understanding the OCLC Authority Record
Online class; 10AM- 12PM each day; $100 fee; 3 hrs. of CE credit

June 11th-12th, 2008 Customizing the OCLC Connexion Client Software
Online class; 1-3PM each day; $100 fee; 4 hrs. of CE credit

June 20, 2008 Free Friday Forum: Who Owns the Bytes? Mass
Digitization. Online class; 10-11AM or 2-3PM; no charge; 1 hr. of CE credit

This is the link to register for any of these classes:
http://www.bcr.org/training/workshops/register.htm

Online Master's in Library Science for Alaska Library Association members - at special rates!

As a valued Alaska Library Association member, you can earn an online Master's degree in Library and Information Science or a Master's degree in information Systems through Drexel University and receive a 20% tuition discount off the regular Drexel rate. Through a collaboration between the Alaska Library Association and Drexel University, you can now further your education online without compromising quality for convenience.

For details, visit http://www.drexel.com/partners/librarians/akla.

Other Continuing Education Resources

American Association of School Librarians Education and Careers
http://www.ala.org/aasltemplate.cfm?section=aasleducation

American Library Association Continuing Education
http://www.ala.org/ala/education/ce/continuingeducation.htm

BCR (Bibliographical Center for Research) Training
http://bcr.org/training/ Training opportunities include workshops, online training and teleconferences.

Pacific Northwest Library Association Events and Conferences
http://www.pnla.org/events/index.htm PNLA’s web site includes a calendar of workshops and conferences throughout the year.

Public Library Association Conferences, Events and Online Learning
http://www.pla.org/PLATemplate.cfm?Section=plaevents

Resources for School Librarians
http://www.sldirectory.com/ Web site of continuing education opportunities and other information maintained by retired school librarian.

Special Libraries Association Professional Development
http://www.sla.org/content/learn/index.cfm SLA’s Professional Development efforts are designed to provide opportunities to allow demonstrated achievement of the Competencies for Information Professionals of the 21st Century, listed at http://www.sla.org/content/learn/comp2003/index.cfm.